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Here's the scoop on the latest Xbox 360 game coming out on 2/20/07.

Crackdown for 360 is a action/shooter game that redefines how you play games identical to GTA. Unlike Saint's Row and The Godfather, Crackdown has a new and innovative system of gameplay. Here is how it is:

Story: The story is very shaky. Not much of it is created to be interesting or majorly grasping. YOu start out as a special unit in a police academy called "The Agency". You are a collection of Agent DNA to make the perfect weapon. You are enhanced to adapt to your environment which is Pacific City, a city made up of three islands controlled by violence and gangs. The three gangs you will face are Los Muertos, Volk, and Shin. As the agent, you must eliminate the gangs key members and restore the city to former peace.
Point Roster: 2 out of 5

Graphics: The graphics are not too heavy as what you would of desired from an Xbox 360 game. The characters are developed like cels (for reference, try remembering playing Jet Set Radio Future, or Thirteen). he environments however are very beautiful, despite all the graffiti. From a close up view, the buildings do seem to have a nice design as to compared from afar. Explosions and everything else do very well in the game, not to mention the dynamics used in the game.
Point Roster: 4 out of 5

Sound: It lacks the flavor of a full world. Sure, the screams of pain are quite nice, but unfortunately the soundtrack reeks and the city has a certain dead tone towards it. However, Xbox 360 does have its perks by having the audio player built in, so simply get a nice little memory stick, throw your favorite music on it, plug it into the 360 and use it to substitute the sound environment
Point Roster: 2 out of 5

Gameplay: The demo seemed to be a little repetitive at first due to how the bosses tend to be so easy to kill, but there is more fun to be had doing the minigames and the orb collecting. Jumping from rooftop to rooftop, using all corners of the entire map to get to your enemies, finding new ways to kill them, and honing your skills will be a ******** blast. The driving however is very lacking of skills or anything for that matter. If you want to challenge yourself in this game, drive. Other than that, the orb collecting is extremely fun. All and all, it's a game where Crackdown is the equivalent of Crack. It's addicting and fun
Point Roster: 5 out of 5

Replay Value: Online co-op makes it even more fun! Havng a friend by your side to help you out will make the game twice as fun to see who can kill off the most people, or who can throw their car the farthest at an enemy. Not to mention that the races on rooftops will be fun against your own friend.
Point Roster: 5 out of 5

Bonus: For reserved copies and normal copies, comes a beta for Halo 3 multiplayer. So that will also be a reason to have fun with your buddies.
Point Roster: 5 out of 5

Overall: 4 out of 5

Creator: Realtime Worlds
Type: Adventure/Shooter
Format: Only for Xbox 360
Retail Price: $59.99

It is good, I have the game and I'm still addicted... You forgot to mention the controls... and the agency vehicles, which by the way morph as your driving skill increases, with abilities being gained once you hit four stars which are activated by hitting the horn (b button)
-Super car gets sleek batman ish look and built in guns
-SUV can jump and go up walls for a certain amount of time
-The Truck cab gets a nitro boost (so it ends up getting up to 200 miles an hour when going down hill.)